Minimal Metal Jewelry
Title | Minimal Metal Jewelry PDF eBook |
Author | Kieu Pham Gray |
Publisher | Kalmbach Publishing Co |
Pages | 99 |
Release | 2020-02-29 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 1627006958 |
Minimal Metal Jewelry is a collection of beautifully wearable pieces made using minimal materials, just two gauges of wire and two sizes of jump rings. With just a few supplies and tools, jewelry makers will create 20+ earrings, bracelets, pendants, rings, and more. This project-focused book encourages jewelry makers to explore different metalwork and wirework techniques. Gray includes a thorough discussion of torchwork and soldering techniques, along with hundreds of clear, step-by-step photos so the enthusiastic beginner will find success. Kieu Pham Gray has been creating jewelry for more than 15 years, and it truly shows in her approachable designs. She includes tips and tricks for technique success, learned through her many years of teaching experience. Plus, each project includes an alternate version made with a different metal, making this book a great value.
Hot and Cold Jewelry Connections
Title | Hot and Cold Jewelry Connections PDF eBook |
Author | Kieu Gray |
Publisher | Kalmbach Books |
Pages | 97 |
Release | 2013-11-19 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 162700050X |
Hot and Cold Jewelry Connections is the perfect tool for encouraging jewelry makers to branch out and develop new skills. Kieu Pham Gray’s unique approach to metalwork begins with a design concept, then shows how to execute it using either cold connections (riveting, tabbing, wire wrapping), or hot connections (easy soldering with a small butane torch), teaching essential techniques of both along the way. These hot and cold options help jewelry makers understand how to evaluate and choose the right technique for their jewelry pieces based on their desired end result.
Making Metal Jewelry
Title | Making Metal Jewelry PDF eBook |
Author | Joanna Gollberg |
Publisher | Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. |
Pages | 116 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 9781579908126 |
"Make elegant imaginative jewelry by learning easy ways to join metal that don't require a solder or a torch."--From publisher description.
Chic Metal
Title | Chic Metal PDF eBook |
Author | Victoria Tillotson |
Publisher | Potter Craft |
Pages | 162 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Jewelry making |
ISBN | 0307409198 |
In Chic Metal, metalwork expert, Victoria Tillotson walks crafters through every step of metalwork, from making simple hammered wire earrings to rings set with stones. Readers can design and create necklaces and even cocktail rings out of metals that sparkle and shine. Crafting with metal is easier than you might think and many of these 30 inspiring projects can be made with simple tools that most crafters will already own, such as wire cutters, pliers, a hammer and a file - ideal for those who love jewellery making and are seeking a new challenge!
Making Metal Jewelry
Title | Making Metal Jewelry PDF eBook |
Author | Jen Cushman |
Publisher | North Light Books |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 2013-01-10 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 9781440322563 |
Stamp, forge, form and fold your way to stunning metal jewelry! Discover the stunning beauty inherent in asymmetry, raw edges, rust and an intimate story as you explore the manipulation of metal your way. Jen Cushman will lead you step-by-step through 21 projects that unleash metal's wonderful potential for a style that is delightfully imperfect and organic. Even if you've never wielded a hammer before, Making Metal Jewelry will have you creating jewelry pieces you'll be proud to wear this weekend! Everything you need to know to get started right away awaits you inside. Explanations of different types of metal, wire, patinas, metalworking tools, soldering basics and more. Complete step-by-step instruction for a variety of jewelry pieces including earrings, rings, bracelets, necklaces and pendants. Inspiring variations on several of the projects, and online links to additional project ideas. Begin your new relationship with metal today. Let Making Metal Jewelry unleash your metalworking potential and start creating jewelry that's authentically you.
The Complete Photo Guide to Making Metal Jewelry
Title | The Complete Photo Guide to Making Metal Jewelry PDF eBook |
Author | John Sartin |
Publisher | Creative Publishing International |
Pages | 227 |
Release | 2013-04 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 1589237366 |
"Comprehensive reference for all techniques used for making gold, silver, bronze, and copper jewelry"-- Provided by publisher.
Jewelry Lab
Title | Jewelry Lab PDF eBook |
Author | Melissa Manley |
Publisher | |
Pages | 146 |
Release | 2011-09 |
Genre | Cooking |
ISBN | 1592537227 |
DIVJewelry Lab uses brevity to ignite a passion for working the metals processes and learning about all the ways metal can be used. It provides aspiring metalsmiths and jewelry makers a way to learn fundamental techniques that is quick and fun. In addition to the basic skills such as sawing, drilling, soldering, and finishing, the book covers texturing, etching, rolling, coloring, patinas, forming, connections, findings, solders, bezels, rivets, and other experimental techniques. This is not a project book; rather, it is an approachable, unintimidating workbook that breaks metals processes down into very specific experiments, such as texturing or plastic deformation of metal, with no goal in mind other than to experience how metal moves. Readers learn to understand more about metal, how to master it, and gain a deep, thoughtful underlying appreciation for process and method, becoming entranced with finely crafting objects with great care./div